Calidad de vida de mujeres deprimidas en el posparto / Quality of life of women depressed in the post-partum period
Rev. méd. Chile
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134(6): 713-720, jun. 2006. ilus, tab
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Depression is common among women, specially during breeding.Aim:
To characterize post-partum depression in a group of women attending a primary health care clinic and its relationship to quality of life. Material andmethods:
The sample included women meeting criteria for Major Depression, with a child of up to 11 months old. Exclusion criteria included the presence of psychosis, history of mania, alcohol abuse, illegal drug use, high suicide risk, and receiving mental health care in the last three months. Structured interviews used were the Edinburgh postpartum depression scale (EPDS), Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), Medical Outcomes Study Questionnaire (SF-36) and questions about incapacity and health care use.Results:
The sample included 159 women with a median age of 27 years (range 16-43 years). Thirty three percent were married, 30.8% lived in common law marriage, 9.4% were divorced, and 26.4% were single. Most (89.3%) were housewives, 31% were students, and 6.9% were employed. The average score on the EPDS was 17 points (S.D. 4.2). The average SF-36 somatic score was 42.7 points (S.D. 8.2), and the emotional score was 30.3 (D.S. 0.3). The relation between the average score on the EPDS and the somatic and emotional scores was statistically significant (p=0.000-0.006).Conclusions:
Most women were mildly to moderately depressed. Their depression was associated with a marked impairment of activities of daily living. These findings add to the evidence suggesting that depression is associated with marked disability cultures, even when the depression is mild to moderate.
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Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Depression, Postpartum
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Depressive Disorder, Major
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Pregnancy
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Psiquiátrico/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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